Happy 40th anniversary College of
Health Professions
Bonded together by the phrase, “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve,” High
School of Charleston alumni and College of Health Professions now share
the technologically advanced and beautifully renovated former high
school building on Rutledge Avenue “Schools are special places, and
they are an important part of our community,” said Danielle Ripich,
Ph.D., CHP dean. “The motto ‘Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve’ captures
the essence of what we are doing in the College of Health Professions.”
From left: Sen.
Fritz Hollings, MUSC Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Don Johnson,
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell,
College of Health Professions Dean Dr. Danielle Ripich, and MUSC
President Dr. Ray Greenberg cut the yellow ribbon symbolizing the
official dedication of the new CHP building April 7. 
The College of
Health Professions’ new building, formerly the High School of
Charleston, sits adjacent to an all new complex designed to house all
CHP faculty. For the first time in 40 years, all CHP programs, faculty
and students find themselves under one roof. Visit its Web site at http://www.musc.edu/chp/.
Sen. Hollings and
Dr. Peter Gazes shared a physics book when both attended the High
School of Charleston.With construction and renovations complete and students and faculty moved in, the college held a 40th anniversary and building dedication ceremony April 7 to honor the building’s past and future. A roster of distinguished city, state, and university guests addressed celebration attendants with a common theme, the power and necessity of education in South Carolina. The renovation, design, and construction of the new CHP complex sought to permanently weave together MUSC’s mission of research, patient care, and education with the rich history related to the successful alumni and faculty who roamed the halls in years past. The building’s rebirth required incredible teamwork on behalf of MUSC and CHP, the High School Charleston Alumni Association, the City of Charleston, construction and design companies, and various architectural review boards and societies The result is a shining example of the various groups’ commitment to facilitate a space where learning could once again occur.
Guests listen as
Sen. Fritz Hollings reminisces about his days as a High School of
Charleston student during the celebration marking the former high
school’s rebirth as the CHP building.“Among the country’s colleges of allied health, I’m proud to say that our College of Health Professions is one of the best equipped colleges around,” Ripich said. “People took on this project as a labor of love. The work devoted to this project was a responsibility that everyone added in addition to their everyday responsibilities and job. Everyone just rolled up their sleeves and gave beyond 100 percent in this process. I’m proud of our college and everyone that had a hand in making this dream become a reality.”
Donors purchased
tiles in support of renovating the building and the College of Health
Professions. Mission statement
The College of Health Professions seeks to improve the health of South Carolina residents through research and by educating health professionals involved in all phases of the complex art of healing and restoring the human body.
Dr. John Schaefer,
center, director of the Simulator Education Center, instructs Board of
Visitors member Dr. Joseph Carlisle from Rock Hill in the virtual
operating room, one of the buildings many technological highlights.
Photos
by Anne Thompson,
MUSC Art Services and Digital Imaging
Friday, April 14, 2006
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